deceptively
adverb/dɪˈsɛptɪvli/
Frequency rank: #15,128 most common English word
Meaning
in a way that gives a false impression; misleadingly.
Example sentence
The puzzle looks deceptively simple, but it took me hours to solve.
Synonyms & related words
- misleadingly
- falsely
- seemingly
- apparently
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